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HONEY BADGER

About

About HONEY BADGER

HONEY BADGER is an outdoor multi-mission aircraft with a 14-inch rotor configuration, maximum payload of three kilograms and flight time around 35 minutes. The four-kilogram platform reaches approximately 70 kilometres per hour and operates over ranges beyond 6.4 kilometres.

XOS provides human-guided flight, remote target acquisition and coordinated operation through a three-aircraft mesh. Electro-optical and thermal payloads support reconnaissance and overwatch, while a generic interface accepts mission-specific equipment for delivery or precision action. GNSS-denied operation, encrypted communications, ATAK integration and rapid boot in under 40 seconds support tactical field deployment.

Capabilities

Source-backed capabilities

  • Capability areas: Remote operation
  • Workflows: Tactical ISR mission, Tactical reconnaissance
  • Operating environments: Defence operational environment, Outdoor field environment
  • Target markets: Defense forces, security teams and government operators needing a tactical drone platform for multi-mission use.
  • Deployment model: Commercial defense UAS product within XTEND's tactical drone and human-guided autonomy portfolio.
  • GNSS-denied navigation

    Customer-site use - 2026-07-03 - The drones operated in collapsed-structure and GPS-denied environments.

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  • Remote and shared control

    Claimed - XTEND presents HONEY BADGER for reconnaissance, overwatch and tactical payload-delivery missions using operator-guided autonomy.

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  • Search and rescue

    Customer-site use - 2026-07-03 - Honey Badger and XTENDER systems were used by Mexican search-and-rescue responders in Venezuela.

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  • ISR and tactical support

    Claimed - XTEND presents HONEY BADGER for reconnaissance, overwatch and tactical payload-delivery missions using operator-guided autonomy.

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  • Cargo delivery

    Claimed - XTEND presents HONEY BADGER for reconnaissance, overwatch and tactical payload-delivery missions using operator-guided autonomy.

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Timeline

  • XTEND drones support Venezuela search-and-rescue deployment

    2026-07-03 - Deployment - Honey Badger and XTENDER systems were used by Mexican search-and-rescue responders in Venezuela. The drones operated in collapsed-structure and GPS-denied environments. The deployment supported rescue work after the La Guaira disaster, including locating a man trapped for more than 72 hours.

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Context

Market context

Multi-mission UAS positioned for ISR through strike missions in denied environments.

  • Target environment: Tactical field environments, denied or contested operating areas, defense training ranges and ISR mission settings.
  • Workflow context: ISR, reconnaissance, payload delivery, strike-support missions, remote operation and tactical UAS workflows.
  • Customer context: Defense forces, security teams and government operators needing a tactical drone platform for multi-mission use.
  • Deployment model: Commercial defense UAS product within XTEND's tactical drone and human-guided autonomy portfolio.
  • Commercial maturity: Commercially presented defense platform with official product materials.
  • Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on procurement, training, payload configuration, mission rules, export controls, battlefield reliability and operator trust.
  • Market position: Tactical multi-mission UAS in XTEND's defense lineup, separate from consumer FPV or inspection-drone categories.
  • Adjacent products: XTEND Wolverine, Draganfly Flex FPV, Teal Black Widow, AeroVironment Puma

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